DJ Spun's Rong Music is one of the most interesting labels on the planet right about now. Its genre-defying catalogue says as much about the artists as it does about the man behind the label. Since 2003 he has headed up the groundbreaking record label, a dual imprint collaboration with DFA, Tu Rong , and finally Promo Only - which brought the world wide disco edit craze to America.

DJ Spun is a DJ that people talk about in hallowed tones. His journey through music began with punk rock then through hip hop and the birth of House and continues to this day with the re-invention of this musical phenomenon. In addition to his now legendary club nights. He held residencies at several seminal West Coast parties. Manning the decks in countless guest spots Spun has racked up the frequent flyer miles playing at many world-renowned parties and clubs, among them Francios K's Deep Space party at Cielo in NYC, San Francisco’s Wicked and Gathering, LA’s Sarcastic Disco, Bad Passion and Horse Meat Disco in London, Frankfurt’s the Omen, Cookies in Berlin, BED in Bangkok, Liquid Room and Unit in Tokyo. He has produced over 35 records and 5 cd’s for numerous labels including NOID, Siesta, Editions Disco, Big Bear, and his own Rong Music. Most recently he’s remixed James Chance and the Contortions, and collaborated with Olivier Spencer (House of House, Still Going), Eric Duncan (Rub n Tug, Still Going), Daniel Wang, and Stephen Hall of Arthur Russell and Loose Joints fame.

Spun was the curator and organizer of MoMA/P.S.1's prestigious Warm Up Music Series, known as "NYC’s best Summertime Party". Currently his "All Night Rong Party" (usually with DJ Harvey) has developed a world wide cult following and is one of NYC's most looked forward to events.

Those in the know are currently anticipating the release of his "Originals" compilation on Claremont 56, as well as a slew of new releases including remixes of TV Baby, Phenomenal Handclap Band and two mixes of disco classic "Walk the Night" as well as the limited edition "DJ Spun's Freestyle Party" 12".

Paris born, Tokyo raised NYC based international eclectic french DJ, producer and international co-ordinator.

Having lived in Tokyo more than 20 years since he was a kid, he has developed into one of the strongest crossover DJ's in Tokyo and also became a key person connecting the world and Japan (F Communications Japan representative, Mr.Bongo/Disorient Japan, Yellow Productions/Bossa Tres Jazz project co-ordinator etc.).

Now based in New York from 2004. Alex has been playing regularly all around the world in Japan, Asia, New York and Europe. Alex still travels back to Tokyo every 3 months to continue his 14 year residency at the Sunday afternoon party "Gallery", his Timewarp party at club eleven (where club Yellow used to be) and tour throughout Japan.

In NYC he regularly plays these days at Club Cielo, Le Bain (at the Standard Hotel), bellwether (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) with Dj Nature for their new monthly "Sound Proof" and in downtown venues like Santos Party House, nublu and submercer.

Alex has been also active producing music under the name Tokyo Black Star with his partner Isao Kumano, releasing original material on the Berlin based label Innervisions, as well as on the joint label Reincarnation by italian tastemakers Slam Jam, and on DJ Deep's deeply rooted house music records label. Tokyo Black Star have done remixes for labels such as Flower Records, Yellow Productions, Frikyiwa, Bassmental, Disorient, with recent remixes as Kuniyuki "Birds" (mule musiq), nublu orchestra "Sketches of NY" (nublu), Bing Ji ling "Home" (Lovemonk), Master H and Greg Oreck "Coffee is ecstasy" (komplex de deep), Arno E Matthieu "Heritage" (clima records) and Filipson+Lindblad "Reflections" (mood music). Tokyo Black Star collaborated in summer 2008 on the german Great Stuff's label "Summer Games" Olympic compilation with the track "Japan".

Besides the club scene, Alex has been recently doing some music co-ordination, consulting and production work in fashion for brands like Y-3 and Louis Vuitton, and he has been invited to play at the official party of the world famous art fair ART BASEL in June 2007. September 2006 saw the Japanese release of Laurent Garnier's book "Electrochoc", which Alex translated from French to Japanese. Alex released in February 2008 his 5th mix CD in Japan for the DJ mix series "mi mix" on the Octave Lab label in Japan. In February 2009, Reincarnation released the official label mix CD "Dj Alex from Tokyo presents "Reincarnation" -The Flashback mix-".

Tokyo Black Star released in April 2009 their first long-awaited Tokyo Black Star debut album "Black Ships" on Innervisions, and they toured live and DJ in the Fall 2009 in Europe and in Asia. Tokyo Black Star remixed Wagon Cookin "Come into the light" (om records) and Mezza Luna vs Felix Cage new EP "Blizzard" (electronical reeds) in January 2011. Tokyo Black Star released the EP "Slam Jam" on Reincarnation in September 2011 and they remixed Carl Craig's Psyche masterpiece "Neurotic Behavior" for the 20th anniversary of the Planet E label.

Tokyo Black Star's latest release "Together EP" in response to the 311 disaster in Japan on the japanese label Tokyo House Underground/New World came out digitally in April 2012.

Alex started also in Spring 2010 in Japan with Isao Kumano and 3 top professional japanese audiophiles a new "revolutionary" audio brand called phonon (www.phonon-inc.com) representating the brand outside Japan.

Deep Space is an adventure into future dub, spacey vibes, and abstract grooves
featuring resident dj François K. live on the mixingboard.

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